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The rules of deep work:

Rule #1 - Work Deeply - Find/create a work environment of isolation that allows you to have a distraction free space to let your mind think deeply - Move beyond good intentions and implement good routines & habits. Setting aside set times to accomplish deep work becomes a duty, rather than an option - The four depth philosophies: Monastic, Bimodal, Rhythmic & Journalistic - Some strategies to consider: Ritualizing patterns, making grand gestures - The importance and contradiction of collaboration - The four disciplines f the execution framework: focus on the wildly important, act on the lead measures, keep a compelling score card & create a cadence of accountability

Rule #2 - Embrace boredom

• Treat deep work as a habit.
• Embrace your ability to be bored
• Indulge in laziness/idleness - allows the brain to reset and allows the subconscious to think
• Don’t take breaks from distraction, instead take breaks from focus. You need to rewire your brain to not crave distraction.
• It’s not about eliminating distractions, it’s about allowing distractions to hijack your thoughts
• Give your deep work a hard deadline and commit to it, this will increase your intensity to get the task done.
• Productive meditation - you are occupied physically, but not mentally and focus on a single well defined problem.
• Be aware of distractions and looping
• Structure your deep thinking

Rule #3 - Quit social media - This is not a binary solution, it’s about acknowledging they exist and are not inherently evil. - Don't fall into the 'any benefit mindset' when evaluating tools - Take the craftsman approach to tool choice - Structure your free time, this won’t actually lead to you feeling ‘relaxed’ the goal is to live and not just exist - Re-energize the human spirit by doing something meaningful with your waking hours. Don’t bathe in semi-conscious activities

Rule #4 - Drain the shallows - Don’t underestimate the damage that shallow work does to your life and don’t overestimate the productivity that it brings - Schedule every minute of your day. Don't be on autopilot - Quantify the depth of every activity - Set a time to stop working - Become hard to reach.

Finally, it’s not about demonizing the distractions, but making deep work more important

If you missed part 1 of Deep Work, check it out here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mindsettoolkit/episodes/2017-10-22T20_26_40-07_00

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